Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MAKING an obscure joke that failed to impress anyone the other week ( it was about warts and the treatment of them ) I did , at least encourage one reader in Israel to send me a palindrome about them . |
| 2 | He was by no means unusual for his place and time : there were not a few London families in the mid-19th century who were busy accumulating all the paraphernalia that seemed to give them a gilt-edged claim to middle-class respectability — the portraits , the studio photographs , a family bible , ornate gravestones , even the odd crest and Latin motto . |
| 3 | He waved it around in a manner that threatened to do someone a serious injury . |
| 4 | In her memory it was too bleak , too desolate , and that had given it an added power . |
| 5 | We re-learnt the lessons that had made us a free , harmonious and prosperous nation in the past . |
| 6 | They had co-operated on several criminal cases ; the scoops that had brought her the professional acclaim she revelled in . |
| 7 | ( my thanks to the somewhat bemused friend I just telephoned and asked to tell me the first ten objects that came into her mind — though I do wonder about her and what made her choose those particular objects ) . |
| 8 | Neither could I conceal that although I wrote to my parents once a week ( a school rule ) they scarcely ever wrote to me , and failed to send me the necessary supplies of toothpaste , stockings , etc. , so that I was always having to borrow from other girls ( strictly against the rules ) and getting into trouble as a result . |
| 9 | Now , they consulted their executive committee , and agreed to give us the free use of an empty office . |
| 10 | They met him and agreed to pay him an extra £10,300 at £575 per flat to ensure that he continued with the work and completed on time . |
| 11 | He shifted uncomfortably and tried to give her a reassuring grin . |
| 12 | Someone came to the shop and tried to sell him an old cross with paste stones in it . |
| 13 | THAT was a really important break for us , and helped to push us a few more rungs up the ladder . |
| 14 | Teachers Sarah , Caroline , Else and Wendy send a big ‘ Thank You ’ to everyone who supported their first ever Rally and helped to make it a big success — they are actually thinking of a second one this year ! |
| 15 | Norfolk-born Mavis McKechnie , 71 , of Mill House , Wissington , near Nayland , has wanted to try the walk for some time and decided to give it a serious purpose . |
| 16 | He dropped the poker and went to pour himself a much-needed drink . |
| 17 | I saw that Exhibition , and did find it a great treat to see so far north some of the choice gems of painting from South Kensington . |
| 18 | A male friend had tried to dissuade Hale from seeking a much needed job and had given her a thousand dollars to buy ‘ the most beautiful dress in New York ’ , telling her that what she needed was to find a rich husband . |
| 19 | Anyway , I had built her up at the front end so that she was standing with her fore feet on a half door and had given her a strong oily purgative . |
| 20 | These debates were eventually brought to a close by Williams , but by this time his fame had spread throughout the islands and had given him a mass following , especially among the lower Creole class . |
| 21 | A long , indented coastline , with many harbours on both the Atlantic and the Mediterranean , gave her easy access to the oceans and had made her the economic centre of the world . |
| 22 | The boy genius had been singularly unforthcoming and had told her no more regarding his revolutionary schemes . |
| 23 | In need of money , he agreed to take on work as an artist 's model when Ricky Stride said he knew of an artist who would employ him , for Minton had seen photographs of Bowler and had remarked what a good model he would make . |
| 24 | She rented rooms from a woman whose husband died in Suez and had left her a small income and a house in Whitcher Place . |
| 25 | He loved her , and wished to save her the frightful inroads of Anglo-Saxon activity , and hated her hat . |
| 26 | Havers , whose Charmer character in the hit ITV series would have thought nothing of ripping off a needy mother , told the BBC he was touched by her story and wanted to give her a happy Christmas . |
| 27 | I was most grateful for your hospitality on board ship , and wanted to offer you a small token of my appreciation . ’ |
| 28 | She saw him coming and intended to give him a wide berth . |